Project Timeline

Interior Concrete Complete

23rd June 2021

Interior Concrete Complete

Three social distancing concrete parties later and our dear friends helped us complete the interior concrete work. Now that the interior concrete is complete we can start contemplating the floor…

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North Wing Interior Reveal

7th April 2021

North Wing Interior Reveal

We had a lot of fun with experiments on the north container wing. It’s finally ready for habitation and we are so pleased with the results. This container has worked…

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South Wing Interior Reveal

1st July 2020

South Wing Interior Reveal

After many months of hard work we are finally able to reveal the full interior of the south wing of our container house project. This blue and white interior matches…

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Home Office / Study is Ready for Use

8th May 2020

Home Office / Study is Ready for Use

The coronavirus pandemic moved the home office / study up in our schedule as there’ll be more working from home happening. It can also double as a sleeping space in…

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The Shipping Containers are in Position!

9th May 2019

The Shipping Containers are in Position!

After two weeks of much stress, we finally had the containers positioned for our house. Things did not initially go according to plan, but once our friends at Container King…

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All the Concrete Footings Are Cast

12th April 2019

All the Concrete Footings Are Cast

It was an exciting day when the last of the concrete footings were cast! The blocks of concrete is what the shipping containers will sit on. This is what will…

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Structural Engineer Finalized

9th October 2018

Structural Engineer Finalized

After much searching for a geotechnical engineer and deliberation thereof, we finally came back in contact with John Moll of GM Civil Engineers. Finally things fell in place and we…

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Building Plans Approved

28th August 2018

Building Plans Approved

After much anticipation we finally received a text message from the Swartland Municipality informing us that the plans had been approved and were ready for collection. Although we can now…

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Plans Submitted

26th July 2018

Plans Submitted

It meant a trip to Ceres, but we finally managed to pass scrutiny. Our plans have been submitted and fees paid. Now we wait for the final approval. We are…

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First Attempt at Submitting the Plans

20th June 2018

First Attempt at Submitting the Plans

After many painful weeks of trying to find a structural engineer, we were finally ready to take our paperwork in to be scrutinized by the Malmesbury City Council. A few…

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Digging for Footings

7th May 2018

Digging for Footings

In May we began digging the holes where the footings will be located. No concrete casting can take place until the plans are approved, but this gave us an opportunity…

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First Container Delivery

11th April 2018

First Container Delivery

We managed to source two damaged shipping containers and had them delivered to site without any problems. This marks the arrival of the first shipping containers to be used on…

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Securing the Yard

2nd April 2018

Securing the Yard

The first thing we did after taking possession of our new property, was to secure the yard by installing an amazing new gate. Kevin and Louis made a fabulous gate…

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Received Plans from Architect

20th March 2018

Received Plans from Architect

After many months of hard work we received back the plans from the architect. Kevin had spent many hours drawing up the perfect concept for our family and then it…

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